The Washington critic., 1887-06-04
OUR COLORED CITIZENS.


been dismissed and the criminal indIct-
ment found to be without foundation.
The pupils OF the Garnett school who
have taken q course OF lessons iu cooking
under Mrs. Woodbury., gave a dinner yes
toTday at the Garnett building to fifty per
sons, principally school officers, and those
who were fortunate enough TO be at the
table say that the dinner twas flt to serve a
kipg,n and that colored people are natural
cooks.
The Rev. +. J. Grimke and wife arc In the
city, the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. IL. Lee.
Mr.. John w. Cromwell, editor OF the
Peoples Adrocdie, is suffering with malaria,
and will leave for the Blue Ridge Mountains
In few days.
Mr.. j. II. Richardson, who broke his arm
some weeks ago, Ia still unable to attend his
duties In the Surgeon Generals Office.
Company A, Fifth Rhode Island Infantry,
presented the Washington Cadets with a
photograph, and invited the cadets to visit
Providence.
The Rev DR.. Laws OF the Virginia Avenue
Baptist Church has accepted call IN Pitts
burg, Pa, at salary OF 1000, and left his
old charge without pastor.
The many friends Of Mr.. John Langford,
the contractor, will regret to learn of his
death last night at his residence, 1427 N
street. lie has had consumption and been
q patient sufferer for long time. lie
leaves quite snug estate to his wife.
The Rev. DR.. Alexander Crummell OF st.
Luke 2. L. Church is authority fer the state.
ment that since the election OF President
Cleveland the colored race is losing at the
rate OF S200,000 year In Government sala-
ries paid to colored men under the Republi-
can party.
The Bethel Literary and Historical As.
ISOLATION will give Its last entertainment OF
the season on the 10Th instant at the Met
ropolitan A. NJ. f. Church. The associa-
tion is making great preparations for a
grand affair, comprising literary, dramatic
and concert features. Mr.. Hurle Bavardo
OF New York, the well-known tragedlan,
and his company will take part in the en-
tertainment.
The Arkansas Colored Press Association
will meet the 2Slh Of this month.
Ex-senator Bruce is lecturlDg 10 Iowa to
fine audiences.
Madame and Mr.. s. w. Williams are con-
certiziDg In Ohio with fine success.
Mr.. Walter s. Thomas, formerly OF this
city, is editing the Free american, published
at Columbus Ohio.
Next month there will be another colored
lieutenant In the regular army In the per-
son OF John IL. Alexander, who will gradu-
ate from West Point at that time. lie was
appointed cadet after competitive exam.
ination bys Democratic member Of Con-
gress from Ohio. He is said to have kept
well up in his classes from the time he en-
tered the Academy until the present.
Mr.. John T. Costen has resigned his
position as messenger In the public schools,
and Superintendent Cook recommends
Parker McGrundy to the Commissioners for
the vacancy.
Ex.Recorder Matthews writes from AL.
bapy that he and his family will leave for
the country to spend the summer In few
days.
Arthur st. A. Smith will give q series OF
lectures next fall, the first to be on "The
Effects OF Fashion, or Modern Convention.
alities."
Ex-Governor Pinchback's son, Plnckney,
is about to engage in the drug business in
Chicago.
MIR. George A. Marshal was awarded the
Weber gold medal for perspective drawing
In the New York Evening High School.
There arc eighty-eight colored employees
In the Pension Office, drawing total oil
s7,440 in salaries.
The editors of the colored press In Texa:
will meet at Fort Worth, Texas, on July 8
for the purpose Of organizing State Asso
citation OF colored journalists.
The cities Of Washington and Nashville
| Tenn, are noted for their number Of col
| ored real estate and note brokers.
Bishop Ii. NJ. Turner, d. D., Ii. d.
formerly OF this city, but now Of Atlanta
Ca, has been engaged to stump the STATE
of Georgia for the Prohibition party.
The colored people Of Maryland will holt
| convention In Baltimore on the 18th inst.
10 consider the question Of the appointmen
OF colored school teachers In the cities.
A bill recently passed the Virginia Legis
lature repeating the law which required al
colored school teachers to attend the sum
mer Normal of the Virginia Normal an,
| Collegiate Institute during their vacation
Professor Montgomery and other teacher
] Of Washington have had charge OF thes
I "Summer Normals." The Richmond teach
| ers were so happy at the repeal OF the Law
that they decorated the desks OF the mem
bers who voted for the bill with handsom,
floral designs.
The Rose OF Sharon Club OF the Shilol
Baptist Church will give strawberry festi
val, for the benefit OF the church, on tn
10th instant.
There is movement at Birmingham, Ala.
to organize colored national banking com
papy.
Prominent colored men In Ohio are takin
steps to erect monument to John Brown
I. s. p. Miller, NJ. d., of New York city
is one Of the leading colored physicians q
the State. His practice Is said to be large
than that OF any single physician, with on
exception, IN New York city. His whit
patients are more numerous than those {
his own race, and he is continually sin th
saddle" from early morning TIL late Q
night. DR.. Miller is a graduate OF the met
ical department OF Howard University, an
an hoporGd and respected member OF tt
New York Medical Society. Springfield
(lll.) State Capital.
There Is colored man by the name {
Edward X. Lewis in Springfield, Mass, wh
has invented revolver which Is said TO
an improvement On any now In use.